The Truth

BY: DR. FOREST LEWIS

Newly installed New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer is showing his disdain for the people of this state.

Spitzer has announced that he will introduce a gay-marriage bill to the legislature in the coming weeks. This pandering, unctuous politician, admits that he is simply keeping a campaign pledge that he made to the gay community during last year's governatorial run. However, in the same breath, Spitzer noted:

"I do not think there is a realistic shot that it gets passed, but I will submit it because its a statement of principle that I believe in, and I want to begin that dynamic"

Statement of principle? If this ultra-liberal had once ounce of principle in his body, he wouldn't waste his time on such a divisive issue. Last year, the gay community took a thumping when New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals ruled that gays "Do Not Have A Constitutional Right To Marry." Gay rights activists had been hoping that the high court would follow in the footsteps of the Supreme Court in Massachusetts, and circumvent the people, and "Make Law, Instead of Intepreting It." The Court of Appeals would not be intimated by the various factions of the gay-community.

The High Court in the Empire State handed the gay community a "Major Defeat." So, Spitzer is trying to do an end run around the Court of Appeals ruling. The man thus shows his lack of respect for the citizens of what was at one time a great state.

Senate Republican Majority Leader, Joe Bruno has expressed his opposition to same-sex marriage. Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver a democrat, was not excited about jumping on the Spitzer bandwagon. Silver took a more moderate approach.  In fact, Silver said he would not express his views on this volatile issue.  He said that he would like to conference with other democrats after Spitzer sends his bill to the legislature. Even Silver, a dyed-in-the wool liberal, does not appear to want to follow Spitzer off of this mountainous political ledge.

Naturally, gay rights groups are applauding Spitzer. Alan Van Capelle, the executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, called the Spitzer announcement, "An enormous first step." I am not surprised by Capelle's comments.

However, instead focusing on the people's business, like negotiating with members of both parties on the difficult campaign-finance bill, Spitzer directs his attention to dividing the people of this state. Spitzer told a group of government-reform activists that would like to see a bill that would limit contributions made to statewide and legislative candidates. Spitzer also said that he would like to see in this bill, legislation doing away with unlimited donations; and a law banning companies and individuals from establishing limited-liability corporations designed to avoid campaign finance laws.

If Eliot Spitzer wants all of this, he is certainly going about it the wrong way. He needs to build alliances, not create divisions in the legislature. Trumpeting a gay-marriage bill is not the way to build a strong alliance.

I listened closely to reports concerning Spitzer's pending bill. Nowhere in these reports was there information telling listeners of the 2006 Court of Appeals ruling. So, it sounded like what Spitzer was doing was something groundbreaking.

For my readers edification, the High Court ruled in the case of Hernandez v Robles. The court said in its 4-2 ruling that the New York Constitution does not compel recognition of marriages between members of the same sex. The court said the legislature should address this issue.

The shameless New York Times at the time of the ruling chided the Justices. The Times said that the Justices violated the state's constitution, which gurantees equal protection. Of course, the Times has shown its biases in the past. This is a paper which prints the "nuptials of gays." So, we know which side the Times is on. Therefore, their reaction should come as no surprise.

Gays are always comparing themselves to African-Americans. They fail to understand that Blacks do not choose to be Black. Yes, I understand that "some gays are born that way." However, as a scientist, you have to prove to me that every gay person on this planet was born gay. Psychosocial issues must be factored into this controversial equation. But, liberals don't want to discuss facts. They just want to shove their views down our throats, "debates be damned." The other point that gays miss when they say they are like Blacks who were denied the right to marry Whites, is that Blacks were seeking the right to marry someone of the "Opposite Gender." What is so difficult about understanding that?

I don't doubt for one minute that this issue of gay-marriage will one day pass in the New York State Legislature. The one thing that you must learn about liberals is that, they are tenacious. They will not go away. They simply come back, time and time again. Republicans and Conservatives could stand to learn how to be as dogmatic on their particular issues.

Nonetheless, what the gay-community must understand is that even if this measure is eventually passed in the legislature, we already have a court precedence.

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